Artarmon

Artarmon is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Artarmon is a semi-residential area, with high-rise buildings to the west of the Artarmon railway station and houses to the east. There is also an industrial area south of the Gore Hill Freeway, however the suburb as a whole, retains a rather leafy feel. The North Shore rail line cuts through Artarmon, with a long row of shops opposite the station on Hampden Road and a number of restaurants in Wilkes Avenue on the other side of the station. It is also home to Artarmon Public School, not far south from where the photo was taken.

History

In 1794, land grants were given to soldiers and emancipists west of the Artarmon railway station. As Sydney grew, the North Shore suburb (along with the rest of the Lower North Shore) began to find itself closer and closer to the city.

Trivia

The area is a significant site for Sydney's broadcast media. The Seven and Ten television stations broadcast from a transmission tower in Hampden Road, Artarmon. The studios of SBS, a government-run television station, are located in Herbert Street. The Nine Network has its studios in the adjacent suburb of Willoughby, while the Australian Broadcasting Corporation was until recently located in the adjacent suburb of Gore Hill.

In 1975, Artarmon played host to the first IKEA store in Australia. The store moved shortly after to nearby Gordon. Both outlets have since closed.